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Cohabitation and Alimony in New Jersey
It is not uncommon for someone who is paying alimony to a former spouse to be concerned about or to find him or herself faced the scenario of paying alimony to a former spouse who becomes involved in a...
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New Jersey’s Continued Attempt at Alimony Reform
In July I wrote a blog explaining Assembly Bill A3909. This Bill, loosely based on a Statute enacted in Massachusetts, affected a broad range alimony reform. In a nut shell, the Bill eliminated...
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Calculating Child Support for Multiple Families
On December 18, 2013 the New Jersey Appellate Division published an opinion in the matter of Harte v. Hand. In the opinion, the Appellate Division addressed the issue of how to properly calculate child...
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Final Restraining Orders – When Final Does Not Equate to Permanent
My colleagues and I have previously written on the topic of Domestic Violence, Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO), and Final Rrestraining Orders (FRO). Specifically, I have previously written on the...
View ArticleAppellate Division Addresses Retroactivity of New Alimony Statute Relating to...
Previously we have written about the 2014 modifications to N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23 which dramatically changed the law in New Jersey as it relates to alimony. As outlined in that blog, the statute not only...
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Can Incarceration Qualify as a Change in Circumstance Warranting a...
In New Jersey, it is well established that both parties have an obligation to support their children financially. Accordingly, child support obligations are one of the primary issues dealt with when a...
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New Jersey Supreme Court Addresses Discretion of Judges When Interpreting...
We have written previously about issues of cohabitation and it’s impact on the right and obligation to receive and pay alimony. We have also written about the courts’ attitudes towards the enforcement...
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New Jersey Family Court Interprets Standard for Prospective Retirement in...
In September 2014, the New Jersey Legislature amended this State’s statute on alimony. Among the changes that the new alimony statute contains was a provision related to retirement. The addition...
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Modifying Alimony Under the 2014 Amendments to New Jersey’s Alimony Statute...
In Mills v. Mills, 447 N.J. Super. 79 (Ch. Div. 2016), the family court was confronted with the issue of whether the defendant (payor spouse) should receive a reduction in his alimony obligation upon...
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Words Matter: Common Misconceptions
I was at a social event recently. A woman attending that event, after learning that I was a divorce attorney, came up to me. She told me that her ex-husband had just filed court papers seeking to...
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New Jersey Supreme Court Addresses Standard for Custodial Parent Relocation
Nothing is more precious to us than our children. The Supreme Court of the United States has established the right to know one’s children as a fundamental Constitutional right. In New Jersey the right...
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Implications of Including Grandparent Visitation Clause in a Settlement...
In the case of Slawinski v. Nicholas, 448 N.J. Super. 25 (App. Div. 2016), the Appellate Division addressed a dispute involving parents who entered into a consent order establishing rights to...
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Family Part Court Rule Amendments – 2017 (Part II)
In my last blog post I noted that effective September 1, 2017 a number of Court Rules directly impacting upon Family Part practice had been approved by our Supreme Court. I summarized and discussed a...
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The Many and Varied and Intertwined Reasons Why Alimony and Child Support...
In an unpublished decision in the matter of T.M. v. R.M., A-4724-16T3 (App. Div. April 5, 2018), the Appellate Division considered a plaintiff’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of his motion to...
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Celebrity Child Support Disputes Illustrative on the Process of Modifying...
It is not unusual for a parent to claim that they are paying too much in child support or for a parent to claim that they are not receiving enough child support. In recent celebrity news, Robert...
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New Jersey Appellate Division Clarifies Whether the Changed Circumstance...
Ascertaining whether a supported spouse is cohabiting with a romantic partner in such a way that it constitutes a changed circumstance warranting a modification of alimony is often an issue that family...
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Are Federal Stimulus Checks Paid Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic Subject to...
Due to COVID-19, New Jerseyeans, among others, are experiencing difficult financial times. While there has been action by the government to ease financial burdens such as staying evictions and...
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Are Alimony And/Or Child Support Obligations in New Jersey Modifiable During...
After years of a booming economy, the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on our state and national economies. Non-essential businesses have been forced to close and millions have become...
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New Jersey Appellate Division Considers Application of Amended Alimony...
In Amzler v. Amzler, (Docket No. A-3384-18), 2020 N.J. Super. LEXIS 38 (App. Div. 2020), the Appellate Division provided direction on the effect of the September 2014 amendments to New Jersey’s...
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